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2009: A Year in Quilts

By my counting, I made seven quilts in 2009. Not bad for a girl who (ostensibly) has a social life, eh? Please, allow me to show off. February. Baby quilt…
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Happy Birthday, Grandpa!

Today is my Grandfather's birthday. He's 95 years old. Happy Birthday, Grandpa! Your doctor says that you have a good shot at being one of his few patients to make…
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I’d Give My Right Foot…

... to have my right foot not hurt so damn much. It's like the Gifts of the Magi, except with feet. [insert inapropriate joke about foot fetishes here] So, here's…
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Love Harder

Our Plea Brandy is a brilliant writer, a wonderful teacher, and a generous friend.  And she is in love with a man who has just been diagnosed with multiple myeloma.…
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Skunks: 2, Gracie: 0

An open letter to our neighbors: Some of you might be wondering why the entire block smells like rancid skunk. Yeah, ummm, sorry about that. Apparently, our dog has a…
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Trim and Tone Tuesday

The loverly Lisa has decided to post on Tuesdays about her quest to lose some weight. She's calling it Trim and Tone Tuesday. I think that Lisa is fabulous. And…
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Happy Delurking Day!

I'm taking a break from coughing on the couch to let y'all know that today is National Delurking Day. While there are  no delurking carols, desserts or decorations... you can…